# What is the reason to not use reputation points?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-to-not-use-reputation-points/32961
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [September 6, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-to-not-use-reputation-points/32961 "2015-09-06T14:25:07Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-reason-to-not-use-reputation-points/32961/12 "2018-06-25T06:39:01Z")

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> [@My thoughts about ‘reputation’ or ‘karma’](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-thoughts-about-reputation-or-karma/89566):
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> As @jomaxro [mentioned](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-follow-and-friend-other-users/1584/72) the core thing about Discourse that it was built around topics and ideas. But no one can deny that there are actually two global things in each forum: topic and a person. And one thing cannot exist without another. When user creates a new topic in 70% of cases he expects the feedback on his thoughts, and he expects that this topic is important for peoples around him. The essential measure of human’s gratitude is a ‘karma’ or ‘reputation’. If I like person’s topic I press on…

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